The Lottery Ticket In the event of a situation, like having possession of someone else’s winning lottery ticket, that may question my integrity, and enhance my position in life, I’d selfishly choose the path that best impact the dynamics of my existence. If placed in the situation like “The Lottery Ticket”, due to the fact that I have no authentic loyalty to my neighbor and there is lack of foundation within our friendship, as well as the amount and unnecessary effort, energy and determination on my part to follow out a deed directed towards me, I’d take the winning ticket. Though selfish, if given the opportunity to act on my personal ethical egoism I would, despite the interest of others.
Due to the fact that I am acting upon my own self …show more content…
Be that as it may, this person would also encourage me not only to keep my neighbors’ lottery ticket, but in doing so, keep it a secrete. Justifying this secrecy, they would convince me to withhold the information due to it being non beneficial to my self interest, allowing the opposing individual knowledge of my intentions. They would then insist on proving the vital importance of the advantage to keep my affairs private. Recommending this would avoid possible blaspheme, placing me in a position that requires me to lie and not follow my personal ethical …show more content…
It would be understood why I choose to take his or her ticket but an agreeance on the action is where the conflict will develop. My neighbor would have felt cheated out of a great opportunity, and I would have felt if I passed up this opportunity, I would have cheated myself. Though it is not great to mix money within friendships and relationship, a loss on my neighbors part and a gain on my part would definitely render levels of jealousy and hate that would cause tension within the friendship which would eventually self destruct. Also, when placing yourself and your needs before others, a reputation develops around the fact that your image is now seen as self-centered, self-obsessed and egotistical. Another negative impact would be the level of distrusted developed after taking the advice to keep my decision a secrete. If the neighbor ever found out the truth, my character would come into question and I’d be seen as a sneaky untrustworthy
Due to the fact that I am acting upon my own self …show more content…
Be that as it may, this person would also encourage me not only to keep my neighbors’ lottery ticket, but in doing so, keep it a secrete. Justifying this secrecy, they would convince me to withhold the information due to it being non beneficial to my self interest, allowing the opposing individual knowledge of my intentions. They would then insist on proving the vital importance of the advantage to keep my affairs private. Recommending this would avoid possible blaspheme, placing me in a position that requires me to lie and not follow my personal ethical …show more content…
It would be understood why I choose to take his or her ticket but an agreeance on the action is where the conflict will develop. My neighbor would have felt cheated out of a great opportunity, and I would have felt if I passed up this opportunity, I would have cheated myself. Though it is not great to mix money within friendships and relationship, a loss on my neighbors part and a gain on my part would definitely render levels of jealousy and hate that would cause tension within the friendship which would eventually self destruct. Also, when placing yourself and your needs before others, a reputation develops around the fact that your image is now seen as self-centered, self-obsessed and egotistical. Another negative impact would be the level of distrusted developed after taking the advice to keep my decision a secrete. If the neighbor ever found out the truth, my character would come into question and I’d be seen as a sneaky untrustworthy